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Fuck Off, I’m Listening To The Onion

Oct

25

2007

Today’s Onion Radio News provided me, and I hope shall provide you, with a sorely needed laugh. Audio definitely not safe for work, unless you’re either wearing headphones or work in an office that wholeheartedly believes in this research.

Not Flaming

Oct

23

2007

Since I have had several queries: Unlike much of the rest of Southern California, I am not on fire. The closest of the fires to me is the one in Malibu, which is several miles up the coast. I’m slightly more concerned about next weekend, since I’m supposed to go to San Diego to visit ...

Dept. of It Could Be Worse 2

Oct

22

2007

I had a fairly disastrous day at work today, particularly since my foot decided it wanted to suddenly slam back into Excruciating Pain Mode shortly after lunch. It seems to be doing better now after a whole lot of ice, but on top of the tinsel-covered holiday hell I’m already deeply embroiled in, it was ...

An Inauspicious Sunday 2

Oct

21

2007

Two items today that together are a real great way to kick off the week: First, last night there were some serious Santa Ana winds blowing, and my power (and the power to the rest of my block) went out. To SoCal Edison’s credit, it was back on within the hour. However, one key item ...

Tim Brayton Is The Man

Oct

20

2007

I had not even been considering seeing wholly unnecessary sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age until I read Tim’s magnificent review of it in all its glorious awfulness. Now, I have to see it. This is why Tim should be writing reviews for a living. God bless Rotten Tomatoes for adding him to the Tomatometer, giving ...

Question for the Producers of Viva Laughlin

Oct

18

2007

If you’re going to have a show where all the actors are singing popular songs, wouldn’t it be best to get license to versions of the songs where they’re not being drowned out by the original singers? I mean, I’d have loved to hear Hugh Jackman, a legitimately great singer, sing Sympathy For The Devil. ...

The Best New Show on Television

Oct

17

2007

Almost a month into the season, I can now declare an official winner: Pushing Daisies. I’d absolutely loved the first two episodes, with their bizarre hyper-techincolor acid trip set design, extremely strong acting, and cute (but without crossing the fine line into too cute) stories. I was worried, however, because both episodes were directed by ...

Name Your Children Well

Oct

16

2007

I have a story I recently learned about from my mom to share with those of you who are having kids. You are a percentage of my group of friends which is increasing at an alarming rate, so I feel a need to warn you. This is the story of what happens when a joke ...

Back to Life, Back to Reality

Oct

14

2007

Chicago was awesome. The game was ridiculous. Reuniafest was everything I’d hoped for and then some. I didn’t get to see everyone I wanted to see since I was only in town for two and a half days, but I got to see a decent number of y’all, which was great. I didn’t want to ...

Oh, Bionic Woman… 1

Oct

10

2007

What a waste. The pilot was way better than I’d heard it would be, particularly the excellent fight scenes, and I thought this could turn into a good show. But what false optimism it gave me has quickly been dissolved by the second and third episodes. I’ve come to agree with the critics: Michelle Ryan ...